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B.C. man fined for faking theft of vehicle
January 4, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterA British Columbia man was fined $2,750 after he admitted lying to the police about his truck being stolen, ICBC reported.Kyle Anderson told police in April 2009 that his Toyota Tacoma truck had been stolen while he and a friend…
Winmar announces appointments and new location
January 4, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterWinmar Franchise Corp. has announced an executive appointment on the West Coast and the opening of a new location on the East Coast.Sean M. Douglas will serve as Winmar’s new regional vice president of British Columbia. Based in Chilliwack, he…
Theft of heating oil from churches in eastern Canada on the rise
January 4, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterTheft of heating oil from churches is on the increase in eastern Canada, according to Ecclesiastical Insurance’s Halifax office.Most recently, thieves stole heating oil from a church in Atholville, New Brunswick. They damaged the oil tank and siphoned off some…
Winmar Franchise Corp Announces the Appointment of Sean M. Douglas as Regional Vice President (British Columbia)
January 4, 2012 Canadian Underwriter magazineSean brings a diverse range of experience and passion to his new role with Winmar Franchise Corp. Sean’s management, administration, adjuster and broker experience over the past 23 years with National Insurers, Independent Adjusting firms and a National brokerage firm…
Winmar Announces New Opening in Amherst, Nova Scotia
January 4, 2012 Canadian Underwriter magazineLONDON, ON – January 2012 – Winmar Franchise Corp. in London ON is pleased to announce the opening of its newest location Winmar Amherst Nova Scotia. Winmar Amherst is located at 26 Industrial Park Drive, Telephone 902-667-8998. Jonathan MacDonald will…
STRONE Appoints Dave Leith as Vice President of Operations and Jack Doyle as Director of Commercial Losses
January 4, 2012 Strone Restoration ProfessionalsSTRONE is please to announce the appointment of Dave Leith to the role of Vice President of Operations and Jack Doyle to the role of Director of Commercial Drying. Dave’s extensive experience within the business industry as well as his…
IBAC Data Exchange Project moves closer to round-trip data transactions between brokers and insurers
January 3, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) is moving onto the third phase of its Data Exchange Project.The intention of IBAC’s Data Exchange Project is to develop concurrent communication between broker and insurer systems within guidelines articulated by IBAC. These…
Economic turmoil more likely than natural catastrophes to spur market hardening: Willis Re
January 3, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterA sustained market hardening in the global reinsurance market is more likely to be caused by economic turmoil than catastrophe losses, according to Willis Re’s ‘1st View’ report.Last year was the second-worst year for catastrophe losses (insured losses in excess…
Psychological and physical impairments can be combined to determine catastrophic impairment: Ontario Appeal Court
January 3, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterPsychological impairments can be combined with physical impairments for the purpose of determining whether an injured person meets the 55% threshold for a catastrophic impairment of the whole person, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled in Kusnierz v. Economical…
Deborah M. Luthi begins term as RIMS president
January 3, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterDeborah M. Luthi, enterprise risk manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, is the president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) for the 2012 term.Luthi has been a member of RIMS for almost 32 years and on…
Western Financial acquires Manitoba brokerage
January 3, 2012 by Canadian UnderwriterWestern Financial Group has acquired Roblin Insurance Travel and Realty Agencies Ltd. in Roblin, Manitoba. Founded in 1976, the Roblin brokerage will now operate as a Western Financial Group office. Terry Hawryluk will oversee the branch.“We will be bringing a…
Announcing eValuate Canada
January 3, 2012 Rochon Engineering Inc.As the newest operating division of Rochon Engineering, eValuate Canada provides a full menu of services geared to make life easier for Canada’s insurance industry. What makes us different? We have the in house engineering resources to simplify the claims…